Gladiator build · Dungeon or expedition

Gladiator Dungeon DPS: the best AION 2 build

Rage Burst windows, Overhead Slam/Upward Strike spam and Rending Blow, Prepare for Battle kept up, buffs lined up: the 'tank-DPS' Gladiator of Korean expeditions, who hits from the front.

Role : Melee DPS, off-tank
WeaponGreatsword
Cross-checked
Updated 13/11/2026
Global · level 45

Difficulty
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Target gear · 3,000

+15ArtisanatWorn by 98.1% of top players
Details
+15 ; percée 3 à 5
Where to get it : Artisanat (Forge) : Espadon du Roi dragon sage / sombre (iLvl 94, Égo de rage) puis version éclatante (iLvl 102, combo 25 %), ou héritage de la pièce précédente ; Égo de rage : Temple du Feu, Corne Féroce, Ludra (groupe 5 garanti depuis le 11/11) ; liée à l'obtention
Options and stones to aim for
- CRIT / ATQ · common rolls (10% each)
- Boost de DGT en ATQ frontale / d’arme / CRIT · rare rolls (0.5%): keep
- Précision · if the boss still evades
Crafted iLvl 102: 5 soul lines (vs 3 on Ludra weapons and 4 on Ludra's Heart), breakthrough cap 5. Offensive lines: Frontal ATK DMG Boost, Weapon DMG Boost and CRIT first, Accuracy while the boss still parries.
Other choices
- Ludra's Blade of Extinction
- Enraged Kromede Claymore
+15ArtisanatWorn by 99.1% of top players
Details
+15 ; percée 3 à 5
Where to get it : Artisanat (Forge) : pièce « Roi dragon sage » (Élyséens) / « Roi dragon sombre » (Asmodiens) iLvl 94 (Égo de rage : Temple du Feu, Corne Féroce), combo 25 % → éclatante iLvl 102, ou héritage de la pièce précédente ; liée à l’obtention
Options and stones to aim for
- CRIT / ATQ · common rolls (10% each)
- Boost de DGT en ATQ frontale / d’arme / CRIT · rare rolls (0.5%): keep
- Précision · if the boss still evades
Crafted iLvl 102: 5 soul lines (vs 3 on Ludra weapons and 4 on Ludra's Heart), breakthrough cap 5. Offensive lines: Frontal ATK DMG Boost, Weapon DMG Boost and CRIT first, Accuracy while the boss still parries.
Other choices
- Ludra's Heart
- Nuakum Guard
+15ArtisanatWorn by 85.7% of top players
Details
+15 ; percée 1 à 3
Where to get it : Artisanat (Fabrication d’armures) : pièce « Roi dragon sage » (Élyséens) / « Roi dragon sombre » (Asmodiens) iLvl 94 (Égo de rage : Temple du Feu, Corne Féroce), combo 25 % → éclatante iLvl 102, ou héritage de la pièce précédente ; liée à l’obtention
Options and stones to aim for
- CRIT / ATQ · offensive priority
- Précision · secondary
Crafted iLvl 102: 5 soul lines (vs 3 on Ludra weapons and 4 on Ludra's Heart), breakthrough cap 5. Offensive lines: Frontal ATK DMG Boost, Weapon DMG Boost and CRIT first, Accuracy while the boss still parries.
Other choices
- Nuakum Breastplate
+15ArtisanatWorn by 88.6% of top players
Details
+15 ; percée 1 à 3
Where to get it : Artisanat (Fabrication d’armures) : pièce « Roi dragon sage » (Élyséens) / « Roi dragon sombre » (Asmodiens) iLvl 94 (Égo de rage : Temple du Feu, Corne Féroce), combo 25 % → éclatante iLvl 102, ou héritage de la pièce précédente ; liée à l’obtention
Options and stones to aim for
- CRIT / ATQ · offensive priority
- Précision · secondary
Crafted iLvl 102: 5 soul lines (vs 3 on Ludra weapons and 4 on Ludra's Heart), breakthrough cap 5. Offensive lines: Frontal ATK DMG Boost, Weapon DMG Boost and CRIT first, Accuracy while the boss still parries.
Other choices
- Nuakum Greaves
+15ArtisanatWorn by 88.6% of top players
Details
+15 ; percée 1 à 3
Where to get it : Artisanat (Fabrication d’armures) : pièce « Roi dragon sage » (Élyséens) / « Roi dragon sombre » (Asmodiens) iLvl 94 (Égo de rage : Temple du Feu, Corne Féroce), combo 25 % → éclatante iLvl 102, ou héritage de la pièce précédente ; liée à l’obtention
Options and stones to aim for
- CRIT / ATQ · offensive priority
- Précision · secondary
Crafted iLvl 102: 5 soul lines (vs 3 on Ludra weapons and 4 on Ludra's Heart), breakthrough cap 5. Offensive lines: Frontal ATK DMG Boost, Weapon DMG Boost and CRIT first, Accuracy while the boss still parries.
Other choices
- Nuakum Helm
+15ArtisanatWorn by 89.5% of top players
Details
+15 ; percée 1 à 3
Where to get it : Artisanat (Fabrication d’armures) : pièce « Roi dragon sage » (Élyséens) / « Roi dragon sombre » (Asmodiens) iLvl 94 (Égo de rage : Temple du Feu, Corne Féroce), combo 25 % → éclatante iLvl 102, ou héritage de la pièce précédente ; liée à l’obtention
Options and stones to aim for
- CRIT / ATQ · offensive priority
- Précision · secondary
Crafted iLvl 102: 5 soul lines (vs 3 on Ludra weapons and 4 on Ludra's Heart), breakthrough cap 5. Offensive lines: Frontal ATK DMG Boost, Weapon DMG Boost and CRIT first, Accuracy while the boss still parries.
Other choices
- Nuakum Pauldrons
+15ArtisanatWorn by 92.3% of top players
Details
+15 ; percée 1 à 3
Where to get it : Artisanat (Fabrication d’armures) : pièce « Roi dragon sage » (Élyséens) / « Roi dragon sombre » (Asmodiens) iLvl 94 (Égo de rage : Temple du Feu, Corne Féroce), combo 25 % → éclatante iLvl 102, ou héritage de la pièce précédente ; liée à l’obtention
Options and stones to aim for
- CRIT / ATQ · offensive priority
- Précision · secondary
Crafted iLvl 102: 5 soul lines (vs 3 on Ludra weapons and 4 on Ludra's Heart), breakthrough cap 5. Offensive lines: Frontal ATK DMG Boost, Weapon DMG Boost and CRIT first, Accuracy while the boss still parries.
Other choices
- Nuakum Gloves
+15ArtisanatWorn by 84.7% of top players
Details
+15 ; percée 1 à 3
Where to get it : Artisanat (Fabrication d’armures) : pièce « Roi dragon sage » (Élyséens) / « Roi dragon sombre » (Asmodiens) iLvl 94 (Égo de rage : Temple du Feu, Corne Féroce), combo 25 % → éclatante iLvl 102, ou héritage de la pièce précédente ; liée à l’obtention
Options and stones to aim for
- CRIT / ATQ · offensive priority
- Précision · secondary
Crafted iLvl 102: 5 soul lines (vs 3 on Ludra weapons and 4 on Ludra's Heart), breakthrough cap 5. Offensive lines: Frontal ATK DMG Boost, Weapon DMG Boost and CRIT first, Accuracy while the boss still parries.
Other choices
- Nuakum Boots
+15ArtisanatWorn by 99.1% of top players
Details
+15 ; percée 1 à 3
Where to get it : Artisanat (joaillerie) : pièce « Roi dragon sage » (Élyséens) / « Roi dragon sombre » (Asmodiens) iLvl 94 (Égo de rage : Temple du Feu, Corne Féroce), combo 25 % → éclatante iLvl 102, ou héritage de la pièce précédente ; liée à l’obtention
Options and stones to aim for
- Pierres d’âme (même pool)
Weapon and guard: keep CRIT or ATK lines (common rolls, 10%). Front ATK DMG Boost, Weapon DMG Boost and CRIT DMG Boost lines are rare (0.5% on a superior stone): always keep them. Accuracy while the boss still evades or parries (no published threshold). Armor: CRIT or ATK; max HP is fine when soloing.
Crafted iLvl 102: 5 soul lines (vs 3 on Ludra weapons and 4 on Ludra's Heart), breakthrough cap 5. Offensive lines: Frontal ATK DMG Boost, Weapon DMG Boost and CRIT first, Accuracy while the boss still parries.
Other choices
- Enraged Kromede Necklace

Skills and specializations

target levels at this level; yours in orange when it is below

Overhead Slam
20
- Adds [Upward Strike] Chain Skill
- Removes cooldown
- Critical Hit on hit
Rending Blow
20
- Changes to mobile skill
- Restores 50 MP on a Critical Hit
- Deals up to 12% more damage when fewer targets are hit
Ruinous Blow
20
- Extra damage on hit
- Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as Multi-Hit
- +30% Skill Critical Hit
Sword Aura Rampage
16
- Multi-Hit on hit
- -1s all skill cooldowns on hit
Crushing Wave
8
- Up to +20% damage when more targets hit
Leaping Slam
12
- Grants Prepare for Battle to the caster for 3s
- +20% PvE Damage Tolerance and +10% PvP Damage Tolerance for 3s
Rush Strike
12
- Restores 300 Stamina on hit
- +10m range
Keen Strike
12
- +20% MP restored
- -1s [Ruinous Blow] cooldown on hit
Mocking Blade
8
- Absorbs 4% HP, absorbs 15% HP on a target with Incapacitated Immunity
Defiance
8
- Restores 20% HP on using [Defiance]

Stigmas

4 of 4 slots open at this level · share of top players

Lunge Stance
95.2 to 96%
Rage Burst
94.3 to 95%
Zikel's Blessing
91.4 to 95%
Focused Block
51.4 to 77%

Options depending on content

Lifestealing Blade
6.7 to 30%
Wave Armor
26 to 30.5%
Tenaciousness
12.4 to 28%
Blade Toss
13.3 to 25%
Wrath Wave
1.9 to 16%

Stats to aim for

in priority order; your value when your sheet gives it

1PrécisionUntil you stop missing the boss; the threshold changes with every dungeon (DC guide) and no Global figure is published (for Ludra, Koreans aim for ~1,500 Accuracy and ~1,600 Crit, Aion 2 Maps). On Global, the weapon (Accuracy 100) and the guard (50) already give some, Attack Preparation and Zikel's Blessing add +100 each, Daevanion has no Accuracy node and Pet Insight makes Accuracy, Critical Hit and Block scarcer (AION2 Hub, Sep 17 test): it will come from gear, buffs and food. Don't go past the cap: the stat sheet undercounts conditional sources, so it will show less than your real value (Aion 2 Maps).
2Boost de DGT en ATQ frontale (전피증)A multiplier of its own, and you hit from the front almost all the time. On Global it rolls on Superior (and Superior Abyssal) manastones, on the pet's Varian and Special boards and on Experienced Counterstrike (+0.4% per level); no wing carries it (Aion 2 Maps).
3Coup puissant (강타)Another multiplier of its own (×2 in PvE, ×1.5 in PvP). Manastones don't roll it: it comes from the soul-binding lines on helmet, shoulders and cape, Impact Hit (3% at level 10), Lunge Stance (+5%) and the pet's Special board; no title gives it on Global (Aion 2 Maps).
4Boost de DGT d’arme (무피증) ≈ Boost de DGT CRIT ≈ Boost de DGTRoughly equal (kanonxo: 0.5–0.55%, 0.4–0.6% and 0.35% damage per 1%). Damage Boost adds into a shared pile (Prepare for Battle, Rage Burst, party buffs): diminishing returns. Critical Damage Boost: level 12 Overhead Slam crits on every hit.
5VIT de combatAfter the multipliers (order of Aion 2 Maps and the Korean guides), but not to be neglected: without Combat Speed the hit count drops (Aion 2 Maps) and crits trigger Lunge Stance's cooldown cuts (couga54). It pays in steps rather than linearly (see thresholds): past the plateau, each point barely adds one hit per minute. Without a Chanter, look for it on gear (gloves, necklace, weapon).
6ATQ sur chaque ligne libre, puis Coup parfait / ATQ maxAttack just fills the free lines (Aion 2 Maps). Perfect and Max Attack: KR endgame optimization.

Known thresholds and caps

Combat Speed: KR test of Aug 28, 2026 (1 min, 3 trials): 1,009 hits at 101.6%, 1,016 at 106.6%, 1,015 at 111.6% → plateau around 101–106% buffed; a test from Oct 1 still measures less than one extra hit per minute per point of town speed (94.3 → 96.6%: 100–102 → 101–104 hits with superior stones).
Animation steps of Overhead Slam/Upward Strike: the DC guide (뇌절도) puts them at 100.1% Combat Speed with Lunge Stance; Aion 2 Maps cites two steps, one at 85.6% and the next above 127.6% (Korean source): the sources don't agree, check on a dummy.
Share of frontal hits ≥ 70%: Experienced Counterstrike becomes better than Murderous Burst level for level (Inven calculation of Jul 2, 2026, prior to the Aug 26 party buff nerf).
Crit rate: cap of 80% in Korea (official note of Jul 1, meter measurements at ≈ 80%) but 50% displayed in the Global tooltips (Aion 2 Maps); Ruinous Blow's “+30% Skill Critical Hit” spec is only useful under the real cap.
Smite ≈ 70%: a realistic target for a very advanced KR Gladiator (DC guide) — not relevant at the Global launch.
The KR benchmarks above assume Heroic gear and Daevanion boards twice as rich: on Global, start from enough Accuracy and a complete set of gear, then recalibrate in game.

Daevanion

board order

1Nezekan
2Zikel
3Vaizel
4Triniel

Advised nodes per board

Nezekan : Opens at level 12 (134 crystals). In order: Overhead Slam +1, Rending Blow +1, Combat Speed +1.5% ×2, Ruinous Blow +1, Keen Strike +1, Attack Preparation ×2, Cooldown Reduction +1.5% ×2, Crushing Wave +1, Identify Weakness ×2 (Protection Armor is only a stepping stone).
Zikel : Opens at level 20 (134 crystals). Overhead Slam, Rending Blow, Ruinous Blow, Damage Boost +1.5% ×2, Experienced Counterstrike ×2, Keen Strike, Murderous Burst ×2, Impact Hit ×2, Crushing Wave, Damage Tolerance +1.5% ×2 (Destructive Impulse is only a stepping stone).
Vaizel : Opens at level 30 (134 crystals). Overhead Slam, Rending Blow, Attack Preparation, Experienced Counterstrike, Ruinous Blow, Critical Damage Boost +1.5% ×2, Murderous Burst, Impact Hit, Identify Weakness.
Triniel : Opens at level 40 (168 crystals). Overhead Slam, Rending Blow, Attack Preparation, Experienced Counterstrike, Ruinous Blow, Murderous Burst, Impact Hit, Multi-Hit Chance +1.5% ×3, Identify Weakness.

Arcana

Arcana: 5 slots on the official Global sheet (Mein-MMO says 4: to check in game). Each card raises skill levels and gives a deity stat; several cards of the same set add a PvE bonus. Open the Arcana sheet

Recommended for this build

Set de cartes (global) : Vigueur primordiale ou Armure magique
The global client only has two sets (Game8, Sep 30): Primordial Vigor (cards “of Vigor”: PvE Attack +60 with 2 cards, +150 with 4 if HP ≥ 70%) and Magic Armor (cards “of Magic”: 1,500 MP restored below 20%, PvE Defense +1,000 with 4 cards if MP ≥ 50%). Aion 2 Maps and couga54: four Vigor cards, and two Magic cards only if MP runs short (the Bell and the Mirror, which carry Destruction and Wisdom); the best Koreans mostly wear Magic cards with a Chalice of Vigor (AION2 Meta, Oct 1: 83 to 98%). The Korean sets Guardian, Punishment and Indomitable do not exist on Global. Transcendence access: level 45 and about 2,200 item level (Game8). On Oct 4, the top Global players only had the Chalice (Vigor 70%, Magic 30%) and the Parchment (Vigor 54%, Magic 46%) (AION 2 Meta, 89 players): level those two cards first. Cards of the top 8 Global Gladiators read on Oct 5 (official sheets): Chalice of Vigor (6 of 8), Bell, Mirror and Compass of Magic (6, 6 and 5 of 8), Parchment split (4 and 4): like the Koreans, they pick each card for its deity stat (Time, Destruction, Wisdom, Death) more than for the set bonus. On Nov 12: Chalice of Vigor 75% (MetaBot, 4,132 Gladiators tracked) and 96.2% (AION 2 Meta, top 105), Parchment of Vigor 52% and 69.5% (of Magic 29.5% among the top 105); MetaBot also reports the Compass of Vigor at 39%, the Bell of Magic at 63% and the Mirror of Magic at 52%, but AION 2 Meta sees neither Bell nor Mirror among the top 105: to be confirmed.
Manuscrit
Its lines: Overhead Slam, Ruinous Blow, Leaping Slam, Aerial Snare, Ankle Slice, Keen Strike. Keep the one where Overhead Slam and Ruinous Blow are at +3/+4 (Inven 25042; Aion 2 Maps).
Boussole
Its lines: Rending Blow, Crushing Wave, Sword Aura Rampage, Rush Strike. Rending Blow +4 first (the “Freedom” version if Accuracy is short, couga54).
Calice
All skills: fills the missing level on the skill or passive furthest from its target (often Overhead Slam), then adds Experienced Counterstrike / Murderous Burst / Impact Hit. Lucky average on Overhead Slam: 14 + 2 (ring) + 2 + 2 = 20 (couga54).
Miroir
Experienced Counterstrike and Murderous Burst first (Aion 2 Maps), then Impact Hit, Identify Weakness. The Mirror of Magic gives Wisdom (Smite, reduced MP cost): the #1 deity stat for Bahamut.
Cloche
Only Attack Preparation matters for DPS (DC guide, Aion 2 Maps); the Bell of Magic gives Destruction (Attack).

Rotation and macro

Bosses: two lines, Ruinous Blow and buffs by hand

Macro by AION 2 MetaCross-checked

Group
From level 45
4 Stigmas out of 4

Hold X1 with LMBside mouse button, suggested: the game assigns no key

Step 1: RMB, Sword Aura Rampage, Rending Blow
Step 2: E, Rage Burst, Overhead Slam
looping, 10 ms

ConsumablesF1F2F3F4F5F6F7F8X: auto potion

Why this macro, step by step

Rage Burst is paired with Overhead Slam on the same line: it fires as soon as it is ready and, for its 10 s, the line only casts Overhead Slam. Sword Aura Rampage is paired with Rending Blow, which it replaces during the groggy. Ruinous Blow and the buffs stay manual so they land on phases where the boss takes damage. That is the difference from farming: nothing with a long cooldown runs on its own. The build only carries four stigmas on Global (Lunge Stance, Rage Burst, Zikel's Blessing, Focused Block), exactly the top 105's.

Sword Aura Rampage : Only fires during the groggy: at the top, it takes over while the boss is staggered, then lets Rending Blow carry on.
Rending Blow : Always-ready filler: it fires whenever nothing higher is available and keeps threat.
Rage Burst : Priority slot of line B: it fires as soon as it is off cooldown and switches Overhead Slam on for 10 s, even on a knockdown-immune boss.
Overhead Slam : Under Rage Burst: for its 10 s, line B only casts Overhead Slam (and Upward Strike), with no cooldown at level 16.

Keep it manual

Lunge Stance and Zikel's Blessing stacked on one key, pressed at the start of every damage window, never before an invulnerability.
Ruinous Blow on the pull, right after the buffs, then on every cooldown (Prepare for Battle 20 s).
Focused Block right before a telegraphed hit; Defiance against a lethal control.
Leaping Slam and Rush Strike to get back on the boss.

How to set it up in game

Two macro entries, 10 ms each: line A then line B. Hold the macro key with left click (Keen Strike), skill queue on. Lunge Stance and Zikel's Blessing stacked on one buff key. Option: Aerial Snare between Rage Burst and Overhead Slam in line B (just below Overhead Slam in the stack) (fewer Overhead Slams, about 5% more damage per the guide).

Open your skills (K), then the macro button at the top right.
Add one step per blue key, in the order of the numbers: click its icon and pick the slot.
Delay of each step: 10 ms.
Settings, Keys, General, Skill macro: bind the key that holds it.

Where this macro comes from

AION 2 Meta's boss macro (Oct 23, page updated Nov 12); the same two lines appear in Ulfhednar's Global video of Oct 6 as reported by couga54 (Ulfhednar also puts Ruinous Blow and the buffs in a macro line). No ranked player is named.

Sources:aion2-meta.com couga54.github.io

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Why this bar

RMBSword Aura Rampage › Rending Blow : The macro line (bottom slot = priority): Sword Aura Rampage during the groggy, Rage Burst on every cooldown to switch Overhead Slam back on, Ruinous Blow for Prepare for Battle, Rending Blow the rest of the time.
QFocused Block : Focused Block right before a telegraphed hit: guaranteed parry, MP and Stamina back, Experienced Counterstrike for the party if there is no Templar. 7 of the 9 top Global Gladiators run it (Oct 5).
ERage Burst › Overhead Slam : Overhead Slam alone on its key, held: it fires as soon as Rage Burst or a knockdown switches it on, without waiting for its turn in the line; Upward Strike follows on the same key.
1Rush Strike › Leaping Slam : Gap closers: after a dodge, Rush Strike (20 m with its specialization); otherwise Leaping Slam (20 m, Prepare for Battle for 3 s with its boss specialization).
3Crushing Wave : Crushing Wave, for packs: 4 targets within 5 m, drain from its specialization, reset on crit at level 12.
4Mocking Blade : Mocking Blade: knocks down a target that isn't immune (Overhead Slam window); on a boss, its specialization drains 15% of your HP: your emergency heal.
5Defiance : Defiance: against the stun or knockdown that would kill you; no cooldown reduction shortens it, so don't waste it.
6Aerial Snare : Aerial Snare: on a knocked-down target (PvP, elites); on bosses, 빵호빵 puts it in the priority slot of the Overhead Slam key for about +5% DPS.
7Ankle Slice : Ankle Slice: only after a successful block; with its specialization (+16 m), it brings you back to a boss that moved away.
RLunge Stance › Zikel's Blessing : The two buffs, two presses in a row when the boss can be hit: Lunge Stance (Combat Speed +20%, 60 s) then Zikel's Blessing (Attack +100%, 120 s, so every other time).

Cross-checked41 sources · 3 official · updated 13/11/2026